His football journey began at Mesa High School, from there he played for the
Arizona Football League before ending up at the other SC, Snow College and then at USC for the Trojans. Now a second round draft pick by the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.
Taitusi Lutui and his first name is pronounced Ty-Toosey but it was so often butchered he just went by Deuce. He's a sociology major at USC. He was married in July of 2004 and his wife's name is Pua. Their son, Inoke Liuaki Moeltau ("Return a champion"), was born on Jan. 5, 2005, the day after USC's win in the 2005 Orange Bowl. Named after his father. His brother, Sam, was an assistant football coach at Southern Utah, where he also started on the line in 1995 and 1996. He is related to current BYU players T.J. Sitake and David Tafuna and former Cougar Ofa Mohetau. His nickname is "Deuce". He was born in Ha'api, Tonga.